'Seismic Shift' as Over 100 House Democrats Vote to Cut Off US Military Aid to Israel
2026-07-16 22:12 UTC
Nearly half of all Democrats in the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to cut off US military aid to Israel, a move that underscored a dramatic shift away from the US support the Mideast ally has enjoyed for nearly 60 years.
While House lawmakers ultimately rejected Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) amendment to a national security spending bill that would have eliminated the $3.3 billion in annual foreign military financing provided to Israel’s military, the details of the vote were viewed as an encouraging sign by defenders of Palestine and the rule of law.
Massie and 103 Democrats voted for the measure, while 215 Republicans and 98 Democrats rejected it. The overall tally was 104 for, 314 against, and 10 “present” votes, with 9 absences.
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@quick_snail@feddit.nl 2026-07-17 03:15
Now sanctions.
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@quick_snail@feddit.nl 2026-07-17 03:18
would have eliminated the $3.3 billion in annual foreign military financing provided to Israel’s military That’s fucking insane. Anyone who voted in support of this funding has blood on their hands
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@quick_snail@feddit.nl 2026-07-17 03:20
Now they need to provide iron dome to Palestinians
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@Unsealed9041@lemmy.ca 2026-07-17 04:41
They’ll only do a brave move when they can be sure it has no chance of ever passing.
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@rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-07-16 23:12
And all it took were democrats throwing a presidential election and getting ousted in primaries by progressives to get there.
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@Linktank@lemmy.today 2026-07-17 06:54
Clearly they’ve been told that they are “allowed” to do this since the militaries are getting merged or whatever bullshit is happening next.